HB 1272 is a bad bill for Kenner Citizens. HB 1272 by Rep. Tucker would change the governance of the airport, which is located in our city and makes up 25% of our land mass, to a new 9 member authority all appointed by the governor. The original bill did not even include a Kenner resident to serve on this board, nor were any Kenner officials contacted prior to the bill's submission.

Currently, the New Orleans Aviation Board can not take any of our citizens' land without going through the elected members of Kenner. For very good public health, and safety reasons, Kenner also has zoning authority over the airport Under HB 1272, Kenner would have no local zoning authority over the airport. Even worse, Kenner and St. Charles Parish citizens and businesses will be defenseless to the expropriation power of this new non-elected authority Elected officials would be powerless to protect the very people from whom we were elected. Once land is expropriated, Kenner will suffer losses in property taxes, sales taxes, and the right to zone the property.

Kenner citizens are affected on a daily basis, not to mention the devastation, tragedy, and destruction of Kenner neighborhoods and lives during a plane crash. The most important issue is to stop or mitigate the new Authority from being able to expropriate Kenner's land. This could affect both North and South Kenner. The Kenner City Council passed two resolutions voicing our concerns. We now need citizens to make their voices heard. Please Email all the local legislators and Governor Jindal today!